NB! Would you like to apply for this residency? Go back to Residency (international) for the terms and conditions, assessment and checklist for your application.
London’s Delfina Foundation is one of the United Kingdom’s best known artist-in-residence programmes. The Foundation’s purpose is to promote artistic exchange and experiment. Delfina offers visual artists and curators a platform to carry out research, develop ideas and position their practices within the global discourse. Delfina not only introduces its residents to the London art scene, but also to their extensive international network.
Delfina Foundation is housed at 29-31 Catherine Place, in centre of London, close to Buckingham Palace. There is space for 6 to 8 international residents. Each resident has their own room, sharing the kitchen and sanitary facilities.
The residency programme begins with a series of visits to museums, galleries and non-profit platforms. As the residents visit these venues, they get to know one another and discuss their own work and that of others. During the working period, discussions are organized with artists who live and work in London. Portfolios are discussed with curators and a networking lunch is held regularly. Residents are expected to take part in these activities.
Applicants to the Delfina Foundation residencies are not asked to delineate a concrete project proposal in advance, but they do need to submit a clear motivation, explaining why they wish to take part in this programme, what kind of research they wish to conduct during their residency and how this research can contribute to Delfina Foundation’s ongoing programme.
Earlier participants in this programme include Vibeke Mascini, Urok Shirhan, Maja Bekan, Daniel Jacoby Kratell and Jasmijn Visser.
For whom
Residencies at Delfina Foundation can be applied for by visual artists and curators. For this residency it is not possible to apply as a duo.
Working period
There is 1 working period available:
- 22 September to 14 December 2025
How much?
The Mondriaan Fund makes a subsidy of € 8.203 available for an artist and of € 6.412 for a curator or art observer to help cover travel expenses, material costs and living costs. This sum is intended for 1 person. In addition, the selected resident is expected to pay a 10% personal contribution. The Mondriaan Fund automatically takes this into account in their ultimate subsidy, you do not need to do anything.
The costs of renting the studio, living space and support given by Delfina Foundation are paid directly to the Delfina Foundation by the Mondriaan Fund.
The contribution to artists based in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom can be increased to meet any higher travel costs. This is looked at per situation.
Please note! This application must be submitted in English.
Application
The deadline for submitting an application for a work period in 2025 is Thursday 26 September 2024 before 16.00 (Dutch time zone) / 11.00 (Caribbean time zone).
Before submitting an application, please see the Residency page for the terms and conditions, application procedure and assessment procedure.
Please also read the terms and conditions applicable to Mondriaan Fund contributions.
Selection
The selection is made by an advisory committee. Based on the submitted documents, the advisory committee selects the residents. A representative of the Delfina Foundation participates in the meeting.*
*Please note! Be aware that the processing time for this selection procedure may exceed three months
Other grants for residencies in the Netherlands and other countries
Because only 1 or 2 residents can be selected for any given residency during each application round, it is inevitable that many will be disappointed. For this reason, we point out that it is also possible to apply for an Artist Project at a different residency location. The specific Artist Project residency applied for may not be one of those already being offered in the Mondriaan Fund application rounds.